10Synonyms found for recluse

Word Origin & History

recluse early 13c., "person shut up from the world for purposes of religious meditation," from O.Fr. reclus (fem. recluse), noun use of reclus (adj.) "shut up," from L.L. reclusus, pp. of recludere "to shut up, enclose" (but in classical L. "to throw open"), from L. re-, intensive prefix + claudere "to shut" (see close (v.)). Reclusive first recorded 1590s (recluse formerly served also as an adj. in English).

Example Sentences for recluse

Her life, lived as a half recluse, gave rise to all sorts of stories concerning her.

The penitential austerities which she practised, were such as seemed rather to suit a recluse than one who lived in a court.

If they have any idea of his subsequent life, it's probably that he became a recluse.

The recluse witnesses what others perform by their aid with a kind of fear.

OF course he had to be mentally committed to an asylum and lived life as a recluse later in life.

The affliction had turned her into a virtual recluse.

Brown recluse spiders can be more difficult to spot.

Brown recluse spiders, as their name suggest, are shy and secretive creatures.